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Cost-effective Pavement Preservation with Lightweight Aggregates

by ESCSI | May 16, 2024 | Articles | Tags: , , ,

Pavement preservation not only ensures a road is smooth and safe, but it can also economically prolong a pavement’s overall service life. In fact, both the Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Services have cited that every dollar ...

Lightweight Concrete vs Normalweight Concrete: Comparing Cost and Load Reduction

by ESCSI | April 17, 2024 | Articles | Tags: , , , , ,

Lightweight concrete (LWC) has been in the building industry for centuries. Its performance capabilities and benefits when used in various concrete construction applications including concrete flooring, precast, prestressed concrete members as well ...

Green Roofs Made Lighter

by ESCSI | April 16, 2024 | Articles | Tags: , , ,

Vegetated green roof not only adds aesthetic value but also play a pivotal role in sustainability goals, managing rainwater runoff and mitigating the heat-island effect. They also serve as thermal buffers for the building underneath, cooling the bui...

Improving Bridge Embankments with Lightweight Geotechnical Fill

by ESCSI | April 9, 2024 | Articles | Tags: , ,

Benefits of Lightweight Geotech Fill for Bridge Embankments Lightweight aggregates, like expanded shale, clay and slate (ESCS), support soil stabilization and foundation design for a wide range of construction projects. While the material’s lig...

More Than a Soil Amendment: The Many Uses of Lightweight Aggregate

by ESCSI | March 27, 2024 | Articles | Tags: , , ,

As a geotechnical fill, lightweight aggregates, such as expanded shale, clay and slate (ESCS), can aid in soil stabilization, subgrade improvements, thermal insulation, bridge abutment design and other geotechnical engineering challenges. The materi...